Just like last year, young families can apply for free public transport passes this year. In total, tickets are available to more than 91,000 households. Tickets, just like last year, can be ordered via a public website. The campaign will start immediately after the summer.
After it became clear last year that everyone could apply for cards designated for small families, an attempt was made to send the cards directly to the target group this time. However, this turned out to be not possible due to privacy legislation.
Transport district chair Melanie van der Horst wrote in a letter to the regional council that she deliberately chose to distribute the maps via a publicly accessible website, “because we trust our residents.” The evaluation will also show that the cards actually reached the target group last year.
According to Van der Horst, the campaign also provides a “great opportunity” to introduce people to public transport without obligation. “This distribution method gives every resident who needs it the opportunity to request tickets, even if they are not on the municipalities’ radar,” says van der Horst. Tickets are also distributed through relief organizations such as the food bank, the Salvation Army, and asylum seeker centres.
Each address receives six one-and-a-half hour tickets for the bus, tram and metro which are valid for one year. become the total 91,500 kits were made available via the website (equivalent to the number of lowest-income families), 6,500 kits were allocated for distribution at the food bank (based on the number of food parcels issued weekly), and 9,100 kits were made available for distribution by other relief organisations.
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